Nyayo Discovery Ltd

Specialists in socially and environmentally responsible community - based programs centred around indigenous people, their unique cultures and knowledge.

As a family run, Arusha based eco-tourism company we don't simply provide a safari experience but offer unique bespoke programs specially designed to educate students, educators or independent travellers about Tanzanain indigenous peoples, their cultures, way of life and knowledge that directly benefit local indigenous communities.

05/05/2025

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Dragonflies and nymphs

Dragonflies are an often overlooked part of an East African safari but play a vital role in the ecosystem. Although relatively common they are increasingly threatened in many areas of Tanzania.

So we were very excited to spot several flying around and even breeding in our new office pond!

Dragonflies are part of the insect order Odonata along with damselflies, many of which are important indicator species for water quality and pollution levels.

They start out life as eggs laid in water before hatching into their larval stage as nymphs. Nymphs are fast, fully aquatic creatures which can often be seen darting around the water. They are ferocious predators (we’ve caught them biting the tails off the new tadpoles in our pond) using their speed to ambush prey. They can live for several months, even years as nymphs depending on the species and moult several times underwater before coming to the surface for their final moult. When ready they leave the water and grab onto nearby foliage where they begin to wriggle out of their cast skin (exuvia) - the casts are pretty sticky and you can see them attached to the plant stems and even an unsuspecting spider in the photos - a bit at a time, drying as they go, before finally fully emerging and taking their first maiden flight as an immature adult dragonfly.

28/10/2024

Last month .sans got to travel to the beautiful for 2024 and soak up some of the local sites, food, music and culture. Although the African bush and the richness and diversity of her people is what gets us up in the morning, there’s something equally intoxicating about the life and vibrancy of cities around the world.

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05/09/2024

Looking forward to this years WYSTC trade show in Lisbon, Portugal. Hope to see some of you there!

Climate Emergency Plan — Nyayo Discovery

23/06/2023

Climate Emergency Action Plan

Climate Emergency Plan — Nyayo Discovery We've published our climate emergency action plan. Learn more about what we are currently doing now and what we hope to do in the future to reduce our emissions and environmental impact

03/10/2021

Pangani

22/09/2021

Behind the Scenes: Off-roading to a community meeting in rural Tanzania isn’t complete without getting stuck in mud, or in this case, volcanic dust. This time we relied on the strength of a few women from Ewangan women’s group to get us out.

14/09/2021

Behind the scenes: Planning meeting for upcoming programs in Longido with Oltepesi community group. Our first meeting for a while since the pandemic. It was great to see everyone and thankfully covid cases haven't been high and everyone is safe and well. We also had a visit from some very long limbed friends...

07/09/2021

It’s been an incredibly tough year but we were privileged to receive our first group since the pandemic began. Thank you for your support, it was a pleasure to be your guide!